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COLCHESTER SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND

Registered charity 207361 · organisation 207361

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
19 February 1963
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£5,682
Latest expenditure
£10,854
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: KESTRELS, HARWICH ROAD, BEAUMONT, CLACTON-ON-SEA, CO16 0AU

02 Activities

What the charity does

To help the blind and partially sighted and defective sighted persons resident in the Borough of Colchester in Essex, and to do all such other charitable things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of the above.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
3 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£5,682
Total Gross Expenditure
£10,854
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
11 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
11 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£43,242
Total Gross Expenditure
£9,500
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
13 February 2024
Total Gross Income
£2,429
Total Gross Expenditure
£10,753
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received
2 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£2,314
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,506
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received
7 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,336
Total Gross Expenditure
£305

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
11 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£43,242
Total Gross Expenditure
£9,500
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Count Volunteers
6

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Essex
Welsh Ind
No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
301
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Individuals
Classification Code
104
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Disability

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
COLCHESTER SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1963-02-19T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CONSTITUTION AND RULES
Charitable Objects
THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE BLIND, PARTIALLY BLIND OR DEFECTIVE SIGHTED, RESIDENT IN THE BOROUGH OF COLCHESTER AND DISTRICT IN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX.
Area Of Benefit
BOROUGH OF COLCHESTER

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
268138
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
COLCHESTER BLIND SOCIETY

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Risk management